Race for Texas governor 2014

October 13, 2014

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"Piecing my life back together began with doctors piecing my vertebrae back together," Abbott told supporters during his announcement, noting physicians inserted rods in his back. "Too often, you hear politicians talk about having a spine of steel. I actually have one."

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"Piecing my life back together began with doctors piecing my vertebrae back together," Abbott told supporters during his announcement, noting physicians inserted rods in his back. "Too often, you hear politicians talk about having a spine of steel. I actually have one."